Re: Variables and Strings

[Norman Walsh <ndw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

/ skvenkat@xxxxxxx was heard to say:
| Hi,
| 
|   In DSSSL, how do you transfer a string say "2" to a variable say x(=2)

(define x 2)

|   and how can one transfer the contents of a tag element say 
| 
|   <fn>This a footnote</fn> on to a string say fn-string?

(define fn-string (data (current-node)))

Assuming <fn> is the current node.

Note that DSSSL is side-effect free. Variables are immutable. You can't
say (setq x (+ x 2)). 

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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